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Meaning of forge
noun
- Furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape.
- Workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them.
- The act of beating or working iron or steel.
verb
- To shape a metal by heating and hammering.
- To form or create with concerted effort. Example: The politician's recent actions are an effort to forge a relationship with undecided voters.
- To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully. Example: He had to forge his ex-wife's signature. The jury learned the documents had been forged.
- To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate.
verb
- (often as forge ahead) To move forward heavily and slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily; to proceed towards a goal in the face of resistance or difficulty. Example: The party of explorers forged through the thick underbrush.
- (sometimes as forge ahead) To advance, move or act with an abrupt increase in speed or energy. Example: With seconds left in the race, the runner forged into first place.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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